As of: July 15, 2024
Total Number of Downloads:
(since June 2023)
13,176
Total Number of Unique Users:
(since June 2023)
962
Number of Drifters:
(since 1979)
27,974 drifters
Buoy Years of GDP Data:
(since 1979)
32,653.4 years
Buoy Years - Drogue On:
(since 1979)
21,365 years
Deployments by Drifter Type:
(since 1979)
Standard Drifter - 17,157
with Barometer - 12,192
with Wind - 590
with Wave - 383
with Salinity - 279
with Optics - 11
Total Drifter Deployments:
(since 1979)
(Including FODs, re-deployments, transmitted
but failed (i.e., <3days of data), etc.)
29,950
Failed on Deployment (FOD):
(since 1979)
1,106
Failed on Deployment %:
3.8%